Employee Protection.

Equal Opportunities.

Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified. Subjects of discrimination and a lack of equality birth, upbringing, friendship ties to whoever is in power, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety at work, often referred to as HASAW or HSW, this Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation. It places a duty on all employers "to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work" of all their employees.

Among other provisions, the Act also requires:

safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems

maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace

safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances

adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety

adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.

Equal Pay

Equal Pay, the Equal Pay Act 1970 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which prohibits any less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment.

Minimum Wage

Minimum wage, the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement."a national minimum wage would lead to job losses".

Hours of Working

Hours of Work, Working time is the period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Unpaid labors such as personal housework or caring for children/pets are not considered part of the working week. Many countries regulate the work week by law, such as stipulating minimum daily rest periods, annual holidays and a maximum number of working hours per week. Working time may vary from person to person often depending on location, culture, lifestyle choice, and the profitability of the individual's livelihood.

maximum ordinary hours in a day, week, fortnight or month.

minimum ordinary hours in a day.

times of the day ordinary hours can be worked (eg. between 7am - 7pm).

Sickness Pay

Sick pay,pay given to an employee on sick leave.

Holidays

Holiday pay, the salary a worker receives for days taken off work.

Parental Leave

Parental pay, is time away from work, usually without pay, that parents are allowed in order to look after their children.Parents are entitle to 13 weeks "Parental leave".